A CMOS Receiver Front-End for 3.1-10.6 GHz Ultra-Wideband Radio

Author

Shi, Bo ; Chia, Michael Yan Wah

Author_Institution

Inst. for Infocomm Res.

fYear

2006

fDate

10-15 Sept. 2006

Firstpage

1829

Lastpage

1832

Abstract

The design of a CMOS ultra-wideband (UWB) receiver front-end for high data rate, short-range wireless communications is presented. Targeted for the MB-OFDM UWB standard proposal, the receiver front-end uses a direct-conversion architecture and integrates a wideband low-noise amplifier (LNA) and two double-balanced mixers for quadrature downconversion. Designed in a 0.13-mum CMOS technology and housed in a low-cost LPCC package, the prototype chip delivers 22.9-26.4 dB of power gain and 4.8-7.7 dB of double-sideband noise figure over the entire 3.1-10.6 GHz UWB band. An input third-order intercept point (IIP3) of -11.5 dBm ensures a linear receiver. Operating from a 1.5-V supply, the UWB receiver frontend draws 32 mA dc current

Keywords

CMOS integrated circuits; OFDM modulation; ceramic packaging; low noise amplifiers; microwave amplifiers; microwave integrated circuits; microwave receivers; mixers (circuits); radio receivers; ultra wideband communication; 0.13 micron; 1.5 V; 22.9 to 26.4 dB; 3.1 to 10.6 GHz; 32 mA; 4.8 to 7.7 dB; CMOS UWB receiver front-end; CMOS technology; CMOS ultra-wideband receiver front-end; LPCC package; MB-OFDM UWB; direct-conversion architecture; double-balanced mixers; input third-order intercept point; linear receiver; quadrature downconversion; ultra-wideband radio; wideband LNA; wideband low-noise amplifier; wireless communications; Architecture; CMOS technology; Gain; Low-noise amplifiers; Packaging; Proposals; Prototypes; Receivers; Ultra wideband technology; Wireless communication; CMOS; RF integrated circuit; direct-conversion; low-noise amplifier; mixer; receiver front-end; ultra-wideband (UWB);

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Conference, 2006. 36th European

Conference_Location

Manchester

Print_ISBN

2-9600551-6-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EUMC.2006.281028

Filename

4058210